INVASION OF GELA, SICILY; LOADING SUPPLIES, NORFOLK, VA Part 1

Description

1) MCU Several personnel, in dungarees, as they put drums in hatch with a block, tackle, and line.2) MS On docks showing Coast Guard personnel, some in dress blues and some in dungarees, as they load supplies onto a pile of boxes alongside USS SAMUEL CHASE (APA-26). (SV)3) HA MLS A cargo sling, loaded with boxes and supplies, going up side of CHASE; PAN with it.4) LA MCU Sling, in the air, loaded with boxes as it clears the rail of CHASE and descends to deck which cannot be seen.5) HA MCU A cargo sling, loaded down with boxes full of supplies, as it touches down on deck of CHASE.6) HA MS Winch, with cable playing out and taking up slack.7) HA MCU Cargo nets swinging by camera; three sailors, seen by rail of CHASE, looking down into a hole.8) HA MLS A light ship at sea sending a blinker light. (SV)9) LA MCU A Coast Guard man as he operates signal light on bridge of CHASE. (SV)10) HA LS DD underway, (an old four stacker)11) MLS Quartermasters as they pull down flags from lanyard; another man is looking thru binoculars; quartermaster and signalman tie on flags and hoist them above.12) CU Head and shoulders of a sailor with a white hat on, looking thru a lookout binocular.13) LA MLS Signal flags flying from halyard.14) MCU Two Coast Guard officers on bridge of CHASE; one is a Captain and one is a Commander.15) LA MS 40mm gun crew loading rounds into gun.16) MLS Gun crew firing 40mm guns aboard CMASE.17) LA CU Barrels of 40mm guns firing; they are recoiling back as they fire.18) HA MCU Gun crew of CHASE firing a 3" gun. VG19) LA MS Barrel of 3" gun up in air at a 45 degree angle and firing.20) MS On signal bridge of CHASE showing a Lieutenant and a Commander, who are in the Navy, conversing. (SV)21) MLS A CPO, three sailors, and three Naval officers conversing on dedk of CHASE.22) CU Head and shoulders of a Naval Lieutenant (jg) amoking a cigarette.23) CU Head and shoulders of a Naval CPO with hat on.24) CU Head and shoulders of a sailor with a white hat on back of his head; wings on his hat; he is wearing a life jacket. (SV)25) CU First class corpsman"s crow on his sleeve.26) MLS A tug with an LST in tow; PAN from tug to LST.27) LS Looking from beach with troops in FG; LST in BG; jeep going down beach; several small craft seen in water and on beach; this is at Gela, Sicily.28) MS LCVP coming in toward beach at Gela, Sicily.29) ELS Several ships in convoy far out at sea.30) HA LS Several ships, oilers, transports, and AKA"s in convoy far away and underway; shoreline of Gela in BG. (UX)31) LS Planes flying over water; water looks very rough and is covered with white caps.32) LS DD in rough water with two or three planes passing overhead.33) ELS A convoy underway. (UX)34) HA MLS An LCVP alongside CHASE loaded with troops; it then pulls away from CHASE.35) HA MS Troops going down over side of CHASE into an LCVP which is seen far below; they are going down cargo nets; this during invasion of Gela; troops, loaded down with battle gear, going down nets. (SV)QUALITY: GOOD TO FAIR TO POOR

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities